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12:29PM CT
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic wants U.N. war crimes prosecutors to turn over any evidence they have about an alleged deal he cut to avoid prosecution, saying he wants to use it in a motion to have his indictment dismissed. | | |
Swiss charge 10 in mafia cigarette smuggling case
12:14PM CT
BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland's top prosecutor charged 10 people with laundering more than $1 billion dollars during a decade-long mafia cigarette smuggling operation, Swiss authorities said Monday. | | |
Russia steps up preparations for Georgia pullout
11:32AM CT
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Russian forces stepped up preparations Monday to withdraw from bases and checkpoints surrounding two separatist regions in Georgia, four days before a deadline being closely watched by the West. | | |
Swiss to vote anew on free movement with EU
10:48AM CT
BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland will vote again on whether European Union citizens should be allowed to live and work in the country after nationalist groups collected enough signatures to force a referendum, the Federal Chancellery said Monday. | | |
Carlos the Jackal ordered back to French court
10:32AM CT
PARIS (AP) - A French judicial official says the convicted Venezuelan terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal has been ordered back to court over four deadly bombings in 1982 and 1983. | | |
Basque regional president to face trial in Spain
10:00AM CT
MADRID, Spain (AP) - The Basque regional government's president will be tried for meeting members of Batasuna, a party banned for its links to the armed separatist group ETA, a Spanish court said Monday. | | |
London mayor orders police racism inquiry
9:59AM CT
LONDON (AP) - The mayor of London ordered an investigation into racism at the Metropolitan Police on Monday, after black police complained about rampant discrimination. | | |
Russia seeks tycoon's extradition from Britain
9:58AM CT
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia has asked Britain to extradite a former oil tycoon who fled after what he said was severe harassment by the government, an investigative official said Monday. | | |
Member hurt; Norway team clears Antarctic airstrip
9:57AM CT
OSLO, Norway (AP) - The crew of a Norwegian research base in the Antarctic was racing to clear snow and ice from a closed airfield so an injured team member could be flown to South Africa for treatment, the Norwegian Polar Institute said Monday. | | |
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